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Year of Desperate Struggle : Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, From Gettysburg to Yellow Tavern, 1863–1864 by Confederate States of America. Army;Confederate States of America. Army.;Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry;Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry.;Akers, Monte;Stuart, Jeb is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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This chronicle of the legendary Confederate Army of Northern Virginia brings vivid detail and insight to the campaigns of Maj. Gen. Jeb Stuart.   By the summer of 1863, following the Southern victory at Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. Much of that army’s success was attributable to its cavalry arm, led by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. “Jeb” Stuart. But while Stuart could literally run rings around the enemy, Union arithmetic and expertise were gradually catching up.   In Year of Desperate Struggle, author Monte Akers tracks Stuart and his cavalry from Gettysburg to the Overland Campaign, concluded only when Jeb himself succumbed to a gunshot wound at the gates of Richmond. It was a year of grim casualties and ferocious fighting—in short, a year of desperate struggle with the gloves off on both sides.   In this sequel to Year of Glory, historian Monte Akers provides a minute examination of Stuart’s cavalry during the controversial Gettysburg campaign, followed by nine months of sparring, during which the Union Army of the Potomac declined to undertake fu

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Author

Confederate States of America. Army;Confederate States of America. Army.;Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry;Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry.;Akers, Monte;Stuart, Jeb

Publisher

Casemate; Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781612002835

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4.4 / 5 (51 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14